Tag: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Darazinda Aman Mela Check Post Blast Kills 11, Injures 30

Syed Sardar Muhammad Khondai
Darazinda Aman Mela check post blast in Dera Ismail Khan

A suicide blast near the Darazinda Aman Mela check post on the D.I. Khan-Quetta Road in Dera Ismail Khan has killed 11 people and injured more than 30 others, according to police and security sources. According to initial details, terrorists rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into the joint anti-smuggling Aman Mela check post in the Darazinda area of Dera Ismail Khan on Saturday evening. The powerful explosion caused casualties at the check post and surrounding area. Police and security sources said 11 people were martyred, while more than 30 others sustained…

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Kohat Mosque Blast: What the Attack Reveals About Security Gaps in Police Compounds

Kainat R
Police and rescue teams gather near the damaged mosque wall after the Kohat blast

Summary The Kohat mosque blast, which killed at least seven people and injured more than 30 during Friday prayers, is the latest in a string of attacks aimed at mosques sitting inside police compounds in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The pattern raises a hard question for security planners: why do these spaces, meant to be among the most protected in the province, keep getting hit. This piece looks past the immediate casualty count in Kohat to explain the setting of the attack, why police-lines mosques have become recurring targets, and what it…

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